Strictly Come Dancing hopeful Kenny Logan has revealed his new-found ballroom skills have made him the star attraction at social engagements - and incurred the wrath of his rugby-playing friends.

"Wherever I go, whether it's a rugby dinner or a wedding, I get asked to dance - to show my Pasa Doble," he said.

"But I think I'm going to get lynched by the other fellas because their wives want them to learn to dance like me."

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He is due to battle it out to stay in the show tonight, cheered on by his wife, BBC sports presenter Gabby Logan, who left the show after a controversial vote last month.

The 35-year-old former Scottish rugby international has lost more than a stone thanks to a strict dance-training regime with his dance partner Ola Jordan, and says his stint on the hit BBC1 show has given him the confidence to perform in front of any audience.

"It's been an amazing transformation for me from a non-dancer to a passable dancer competing against people who are much better.

"I used to be one of those guys - and I know there are lots of us - who hated going to weddings and dinners when there was a dance floor.

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"Gabby loves dancing and I used to literally hide from her when I could see she was going to ask me to dance. You'd find me at the bar having a beer with the other guys.

"Now it's different and I enjoy it, I can hear the beat and I know the moves and even try the odd lift. And I'd say to people: Get out and give it a try - if I can do it so can anyone."

As for the array of sparkly trousers and tops he has donned for the show, he said: "I get a fair bit of stick from my rugby mates - stuff like, do I want a jumpsuit for Christmas?

"But I don't mind. Putting on the outfits is the easy bit. It's the dancing I have problems with."

Kenny's hard work on the show has brought him a whole new army of fans. "Playing rugby, people often used to ask for my autograph and I had young boys queuing up after games," he said.

"Now it's different. The other day a man came up and asked for a signature for his five-year-old daughter because she knew me as a 'dancer off the telly'.

"It's nice to be known for something outside rugby and the way the votes have gone has shown the public are rooting for me."

But what about the show's acid-tongued judges, who have labelled him "Conan the Barbarian", "a gorilla" and a "vacuum cleaner"?

He said: "They dish it out to me week after week. But I'd like to see them come out from behind the desk and dance for their supper.

"I'm sure they wouldn't be as keen to have a pop at us if they realised just how hard it is to make it look good."